問題詳情
37~40Printing is one of the most important means of communication. Without ityou would not now be reading this passage. Even the development ofradio and television has not diminished the importance of printing.The first printing was done from wood blocks one letter at a time by hand. This was a slow process, requiring much skill and patience, and every page of every book had to be cut separately.A great step forward was the use of movable type. The Chinese discovered this in the 11th century, but it was not known in Europe until about 1440. In this method of printing, individual letters were made from separate piecesof metal. If these letters were linked over and pressed on to paper, theywould print the words. When the printing was finished, the letters could be taken apart and rearranged to print something else.One of the first European books to be printed in movable type wasJohannes Gutenberg's 42-line Bible. The first book to be printed likewise in English was about the history of Troy. It was printed in Flanders in 1474 by an Englishman, William Caxton. In 1476 he returned to England and established a printing press at Westminster. Altogether he printed nearly 80books, many being his own translations from the French.
【題組】37.Printing is important because
(A) it is a Chinese invention.
(B) it has made reading books possible.
(C) it has helped to develop radio and television.
(D) William Caxton printed 80 books in English.
參考答案
答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(2),C(0),D(2),E(0)